The actor comments on the death of his figure Qui-Gon Jinn.
More than 25 years after the publication of “Star Wars: Episode I-The Dark Threat”, it is probably no longer a spoiler that Qui-Gon dies. Nevertheless, Liam Neeson now expresses his dissatisfaction with the end of his character.
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That bothers Neeson on Qui-Gon Jinn’s death
In a video interview, the actor talks about some of his most formative roles. It is hardly surprising that Qui-Gon Jinn from “Star Wars” comes up. However, Neeson explains that he finds the death of his Jedi master too little convincing. “I should be a Jedi master. My figure fell on ‘Oh, I attack your face! No, but not, I attack your stomach.’ ‘Oh, you caught me!’ Pure. However, the filming itself was great, he asserts in an interview with “GQ”.
See you again with Ewan McGregor
Liam Neeson also remembers a short reunion with “Star Wars” acting colleague Ewan McGregor, who embodies Obi-Wan Kenobi. For the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series, Neeson returned to his role as a qui-gon Jinn in a short scene. “I somehow liked that. It was just a line. It was nice to add it and be back with Ewan after 18, 20 years. It was nice,” he looks back.
Alternative plans for Neeson in “Star Wars”
For the 25th anniversary of the “Star Wars” prequels in 2024, concept and storyboard artist Iain McCaig revealed that George Lucas originally intended a significantly different, emotional end.
In this early version, Liam Neeson had taken on the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in “Star Wars”, while Ewan McGregor would have been seen as his Padawan Qui-Gon Jinn. “When Obi-Wan dies and qui-gon Darth defeated Maul and stays with his master, while he dies, he takes over not only the mission of his master, but also his name,” explains McCaig.